Homan rebukes Catholic bishops' condemnation of mass deportations: 'The Catholic Church is wrong'

President Donald Trump's border czar Tom Homan on Friday rebuked the United States' Conference of Bishops' condemnation of the administration's mass deportations, stating the Catholic Church's stance was "wrong." 

The Conference of Bishops released a rare statement on Wednesday that slammed the administration for the current "climate of fear and anxiety" surrounding immigration and race because of its deportation operations and arrests.

Homan, who is Catholic, told reporters at the White House that the bishops were wrong and defended the administration's priority of securing the United States' border, according to The Hill. 

“The Catholic Church is wrong. I’m a lifelong Catholic, but I’m saying it not only as a border czar, but I’m also saying this as a Catholic," he said. "A secure border saves lives. We’re going to enforce the law and by doing that we save a lot of lives. ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] is sending a message to the whole world.”

Homan said the administration is focused on arresting and removing public safety threats, but that illegal immigration itself is still a crime. 

“If people would just look at the data and see that the vast majority of what ICE is doing is public safety threats," Homan said. "A lot of media say that a lot of people in ICE detention aren’t criminals. Wrong. A lot of these people are national security threats. A lot of them don’t have criminal history records. It’s not okay to be in the country illegally. It’s a crime.”

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.